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Statewide SEPA register

We publish an online SEPA Register that includes all State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents that have been submitted to Ecology. The SEPA Register ...
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Yakima Basin water supply update

On April 8, we declared a statewide drought emergency, the fourth in a row for the Yakima Basin. Here are the water supply ...
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Inspecting vessels for substantial risk

We work hard every day to achieve our legislative goal of “zero spills.” Our vessel inspectors are professional mariners with extensive experience in ship operations and regulatory requirements. They ...
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Chehalis business fined $876,000 for illegally dumping slaughterhouse wastewater

Over a period of three years, a Chehalis business illegally dumped millions of gallons of untreated slaughterhouse wastewater onto land in Lewis County near the Chehalis River. Following an ...
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Well report (log) viewer

The Washington state well report (log) viewer, our most popular online resource, allows you to search for and view detailed records of the construction and subsurface characteristics of individual ...
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Delivering tools for healthy water

It includes things like rain washing bacteria from animal waste or chemicals off land into rivers, or losing shade trees next ...
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Water Quality improvement projects

Some of our water quality improvement projects, including total maximum daily loads (TMDLs), are active and have webpages that are listed alphabetically (see left navigation menu). However, to find ...
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New report: Clean energy is powering reductions in Washington’s carbon emissions

More clean energy and less coal power: That’s the recipe for a drop in Washington’s greenhouse gas emissions detailed in a new Washington Department of Ecology report. Despite population and economic ...
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Saving Washington's salmon from toxic tire dust

Coho salmon returning to rivers and streams often die before they can spawn. Photo by Roger Tabor, US Fish and Wildlife For over 20 years, scientists faced a toxic mystery: coho salmon returning to ...
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Celebrating Earth Day one drawing at a time

We’re excited to announce the winners for our Solution to the Pollution Earth Day coloring book design contest! Students in ...
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Public involvement

Public comments are accepted over a 30-, 45-, or 60-day period. During that time, you can share your input with us about specific changes in the permits we regulate. We review all comments and then ...
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Cruise ships in Washington waters

A voluntary agreement, called a memorandum of understanding (MOU), helps prevent wastewater discharges from large cruise ships into state waters. We first signed the MOU with the Cruise Lines ...